| 4 | Persons in the labour force and employed persons aged 15-74, by age and sex (LFS). 1 000 |
| Annual average | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20081 | 2009 | 4th quarter | 1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | 4th quarter | 1st quarter | |||||
| In the labour force |
15-74 years | In total | 2 591 | 2 590 | 2 591 | 2 585 | 2 614 | 2 588 | 2 572 | 2 581 | ||
| Males | 1 370 | 1 366 | 1 367 | 1 360 | 1 382 | 1 365 | 1 356 | 1 364 | ||||
| Females | 1 222 | 1 224 | 1 224 | 1 225 | 1 231 | 1 223 | 1 216 | 1 217 | ||||
| 15-24 years | In total | 381 | 363 | 367 | 359 | 378 | 368 | 347 | 353 | |||
| Males | 196 | 184 | 190 | 180 | 194 | 186 | 175 | 181 | ||||
| Females | 185 | 179 | 177 | 179 | 183 | 182 | 171 | 172 | ||||
| 25-66 years | In total | 2 181 | 2 197 | 2 195 | 2 197 | 2 207 | 2 191 | 2 192 | 2 196 | |||
| Males | 1 155 | 1 164 | 1 159 | 1 162 | 1 170 | 1 161 | 1 161 | 1 163 | ||||
| Females | 1 025 | 1 033 | 1 036 | 1 035 | 1 037 | 1 029 | 1 031 | 1 033 | ||||
| Employed | 15-74 years | In total | 2 524 | 2 508 | 2 525 | 2 506 | 2 525 | 2 504 | 2 497 | 2 486 | ||
| Males | 1 332 | 1 317 | 1 329 | 1 310 | 1 330 | 1 317 | 1 310 | 1 306 | ||||
| Females | 1 192 | 1 191 | 1 195 | 1 196 | 1 195 | 1 187 | 1 187 | 1 180 | ||||
| 15-24 years | In total | 352 | 330 | 341 | 328 | 338 | 334 | 319 | 320 | |||
| Males | 179 | 165 | 174 | 162 | 172 | 167 | 159 | 161 | ||||
| Females | 173 | 165 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 160 | 159 | ||||
| 25-66 years | In total | 2 142 | 2 149 | 2 155 | 2 149 | 2 158 | 2 141 | 2 146 | 2 133 | |||
| Males | 1 134 | 1 134 | 1 137 | 1 130 | 1 140 | 1 131 | 1 132 | 1 125 | ||||
| Females | 1 008 | 1 015 | 1 018 | 1 019 | 1 018 | 1 009 | 1 014 | 1 009 | ||||
| 1 See note 1, table 1. |